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The Caribbean's top festivals

Determined to rebuild after Hurricane Irma’s unprecedented fury, St. Maarten is getting ready for the Heineken Regatta, the first major event since the September storm. On the calendar for March 1-4, sailors from 35 countries race as spectators line the shores cheering on the winners. St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

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Determined to rebuild after Hurricane Irma’s unprecedented fury, St. Maarten is getting ready for the Heineken Regatta, the first major event since the September storm. On the calendar for March 1-4, sailors from 35 countries race as spectators line the shores cheering on the winners.
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta

The St. Maarten Carnival from April 12 to May 3 is family fun with plenty of parades that wind down Front Street in the capital city of Philipsburgon the Dutch side of the dual-nation island. St. Maarten Tourism Bureau

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The St. Maarten Carnival from April 12 to May 3 is family fun with plenty of parades that wind down Front Street in the capital city of Philipsburgon the Dutch side of the dual-nation island.
St. Maarten Tourism Bureau

Jump up and get down at one of the liveliest and longest-running carnivals in the tropics. From Jan. 22 to Feb. 13, pretty parades with flashy floats snake their way through Banda Abou on the western side of Curacao and Willemstad, the capital city. Curacao Tourist Board

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Jump up and get down at one of the liveliest and longest-running carnivals in the tropics. From Jan. 22 to Feb. 13, pretty parades with flashy floats snake their way through Banda Abou on the western side of Curacao and Willemstad, the capital city.
Curacao Tourist Board

Thousands make the pilgrimage to Jamaica's Reggae Sumfest (July 15 – 21) for the all-night shows, beach parties and meet and greets with dancehall and reggae luminaries. Reggae Sumfest

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Thousands make the pilgrimage to Jamaica's Reggae Sumfest (July 15 – 21) for the all-night shows, beach parties and meet and greets with dancehall and reggae luminaries.
Reggae Sumfest

It is four days of non-stop partying during Carnaval de Martinique, Feb. 11–14. Stand-outs include the Red Devils on Fat Tuesday. Katsuyoshi Tanaka

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It is four days of non-stop partying during Carnaval de Martinique, Feb. 11–14. Stand-outs include the Red Devils on Fat Tuesday.
Katsuyoshi Tanaka

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Big ticket mango-inspired events include classes with the chefs, a mango party on Oualie Beach and fruity treats at resorts like the Nisbet Plantation, where you’ll find bartenders pouring Fanny Nisbet mango coladas. Tina Thuell Photography

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Big ticket mango-inspired events include classes with the chefs, a mango party on Oualie Beach and fruity treats at resorts like the Nisbet Plantation, where you’ll find bartenders pouring Fanny Nisbet mango coladas.
Tina Thuell Photography

Saint Lucia Jazz (May 6-13) is power-packed with concerts on picturesque Pigeon Island. The Events Company of Saint Lucia

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Saint Lucia Jazz (May 6-13) is power-packed with concerts on picturesque Pigeon Island.
The Events Company of Saint Lucia

On May 30, the St. Lucia Summer Festival kicks off two months of parades, steel pan concerts, calypso contests, beauty pageants and the Outrageous Sexy in Black show on July 13. The Events Company of Saint Lucia

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On May 30, the St. Lucia Summer Festival kicks off two months of parades, steel pan concerts, calypso contests, beauty pageants and the Outrageous Sexy in Black show on July 13.
The Events Company of Saint Lucia

Every year on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the world’s second-largest Carnival (after the ginormous party in Rio de Janeiro) heats up Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad Tourism Corp.

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Every year on the Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the world’s second-largest Carnival (after the ginormous party in Rio de Janeiro) heats up Trinidad and Tobago.
Trinidad Tourism Corp.

A combo platter of culture and cuisine, Conch Festival (Nov. 23-24) takes over the un-touristy fishing village on the northwest shore of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos. Turks & Caicos Islands Tourism

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A combo platter of culture and cuisine, Conch Festival (Nov. 23-24) takes over the un-touristy fishing village on the northwest shore of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos.
Turks & Caicos Islands Tourism

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Determined to rebuild after Hurricane Irma’s unprecedented fury, St. Maarten is getting ready for the Heineken Regatta, the first major event since the September storm. On the calendar for March 1-4, sailors from 35 countries race as spectators line the shores cheering on the winners.